le Vivier
Community ID:
1505
Alternate Names:
Arras, le Vivier
Town:
Wancourt
Diocese:
Arras
Region:
6M
Medieval Location:
Wancourt
Corporate Status:
Abbey
Date Founded:
1228
Religious Order:
Cistercian
Foundation Information:
Founded by a local lord near Wancourt, southeast of Arras, moved into the city in the 17th century
Secondary Sources:
Abbayes et prieurés de l'ancienne France: recueil historique des archevêchés, évêchés, abbayes et prieurés de France, vol. 14, p. 454;
Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. 4, p. 694;
Gallia christiana, vol. 3, p. 460
Contributors:
Bruce L. Venarde
Date Started:
1228
Length:
250
